Interviews with Vincent Conroy, Jan Forsse, Josh
Isaacson; more to be announced

Original Artwork by
Najee R. Smith

Original Score Composed by Will Lewis

Teddy Ruxpin, the world's
first animated talking toy, debuted in 1985, quickly became the top
selling toy of the year, and changed the world forever. Ken Forsse,
the man behind the phenomenon, would go on to create an entire
universe for his Illiop, spanning books, songs, plush dolls, figurines,
and a cartoon series, all still beloved to this day. It was the
culmination of a journey that began in the late 1950s, with stops
along the way in the U.S. Army, the Walt Disney Company (co-creating
The Haunted Mansion and later working on the animatronics for
Welcome to Pooh Corner), and Sid & Marty Krofft Entertainment
(where he did work on another haunted house attraction for their
short-lived theme park in Atlanta, GA). Forsse, who sadly passed
away in 2014, left a legacy kept alive today by his widow, Jan, and
the company he founded, Alchemy, II, Inc.